Fri, Feb 10 2012
The parliamentary committee on combating corruption has asked Bulgaria's Council of Ministers to provide a list of the 100 companies that received the largest amounts of funding from European Union programmes, Darik radio quoted the head of the committee Boiko Velikov as saying on December 1 2008.
Making these names known would lead to greater clarity and transparency in the use of EU funding, Velikov said, explaining that the information would not lead to sanctions for the companies involved.
The committee had received more than a dozen tip-offs about irregularities in the utilisation of funds under various European programmes, among them Sapard, ISPA and Phare, Velikov said.
Works will be reviewed by a group of judges, and winners will receive certificates and prizes.
Seven arrested, including ‘The Squirrel’ who was found in possession of 10 00 euro, Interior Ministry says. Mobile phones, computer equipment and drug paraphernalia seized.
Maximum temperatures across the country will remain mostly below zero.
The first tremor was at about 12.34am, followed by another three minutes later. Their epicentres were located between the towns of Radnevo and Topolovgrad.
There was no risk of blackouts caused by insufficient power supply, Economy Minister Traicho Traikov told Bulgarian National Radio.